Stephanie Bonnes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Criminal Justice Department
Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences

Education

Ph.D. Sociology, University of Colorado, Boulder, 2018

M.A. Political and International Studies, Rhodes University, 2010

B.A. Sociology and History, Gettysburg College, 2008

About Stephanie

Stephanie Bonnes is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven. Her research is qualitative and broadly focuses on gender and race at the intersections of victimization, identity, inequality, and organizations. Her current book (under contract with Oxford University Press) explores sexual harassment and assault in the U.S. military from the institutional, interactional, and individual levels. She shows how sexism adapts to and functions through institutional rules, policies, practices, and interactions.

Her work is published in American Sociological Review, Gender & Society, Sociology Compass, Violence Against Women, Armed Forces and Society, and other peer-reviewed outlets. She also publishes in the media and has written about her work for The Washington Post and the London School of Economics Policy Blog and other similar outlets.

Dr. Bonnes has won numerous research and teaching awards most recently from Sage Publications, the American Society of Criminology's Victimology section, the American Society of Criminology's Division on Women and Crime, the American Sociological Association's Sex and Gender section, and the Sociologists for Women in Society.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Bonnes, Stephanie. Forthcoming. “Femininity Anchors: Heterosexual relationships and pregnancy as sites of harassment for U.S. Service-women.” American Sociological Review.

Bonnes, Stephanie. 2021. “Intersectionality and Military Sexual Violence.” Sociology Compass vol. 15 no. 12.

Bonnes, Stephanie and Jeffrey Palmer. (2021). “The U.S. Marine Corps’ Response to Intimate Partner Sexual Violence: An Analysis of The Family Advocacy Program and the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program.” Armed Forces & Society vol. 48, no. 3: 609-633.

Bonnes, Stephanie. (2020). “Service-women’s responses to Sexual Harassment: The Importance of Identity Work and Masculinity in a Gendered Organization” Violence Against Women vol. 26, no. 12-13: 1656-1680.

Bonnes, Stephanie. (2017). “The Bureaucratic Harassment of U.S. Servicewomen.” Gender & Society vol. 31, no. 6: 804-829.

Book Chapters

Eigenberg, Helen, Stephanie Bonnes, & Joanne Belknap. (2017) "Managing the Backlash," in Catherine Kaukinen, Michelle Hughes Miller, & Ráchael Powers (Eds.) Addressing and Preventing Violence Against Women on College Campuses. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press.

Bonnes, Stephanie & Voonchin Phua. (2007) "Sex and Sexual Health" in Deriree Ciambrone and Voonchin Phua (Eds). Experiencing Aging: A Social Gerontology Reader. Deer Park, NY: Linus Publications, Inc.

Invited Commentaries

Bonnes, Stephanie. 2018. "How Bureaucracy can Help Maintain Sexism and Inequality in the U.S. Military." London School of Economics American Politics and Policy Blog. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2018/09/25/how-bureaucracy-can-help-maintain-sexism-and-inequality-in-the-us-military/

Bonnes, Stephanie. 2017. "The Bureaucratic Harassment of U.S. Servicewomen" Gender & Society Blog: https://gendersociety.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/the-bureaucratic-harassment-of-u-s-servicewomen/

Bonnes, Stephanie. 2017. "Sexual Harassment, Bureaucracy, and Discretionary Power in the U.S. Military." Work in Progress Blog: https://workinprogress.oowsection.org/2017/12/13/sexual-harassment-bureaucracy-and-discretionary-power-in-the-us-military/

Research Interestes

Violence Against Women, Sexual Abuse, Workplace Harassment, Victimology, Crime and Organizations, Intersectionality, Racial and Gender Inequality, Race, Gender, and Crime

In the Media

HR Dive: Activision Blizzard allegations show how HR can sanction toxicity

Stephanie Bonnes, assistant professor of criminal justice, comments on the effectiveness of an employee walkout that brought attention to harassment and discrimination allegations at this company.

Business First with Angela Miles: Addressing Harassment on the Job

Stephanie Bonnes, assistant professor of criminal justice, discusses workplace harassment and says harassers need to be held accountable.

New England Cable News: Breaking down “Bureaucratic Harassment”

Stephanie Bonnes, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about victims of sexual harassment and how ‘bureaucratic harassment’ begins with those that will retaliation to protect the perpetrator.

WICC 600: Connecticut Today with Paul Pacelli

Stephanie Bonnes, associate professor of criminal justice, talks about the investigation into the sexual harassment charges against Andrew Cuomo and how he retaliated against his victims and offers advice for those this happened to or witnessed.

Voice of America: Despite the accusations, the governor of New York will not resign

Stephanie Bonnes, associate professor of criminal justice, says that unwanted behavior does not have to be sexual in nature to constitute sexual harassment under the law.

Eyewitness News 3: Biden thinks defiant Cuomo should resign after probe says he sexually harassed 11 women

Stephanie Bonnes, assistant profess of criminal justice, discusses the report from the Attorney General in New York on the sexual harassment and retaliation investigation against Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Washington Post: What can stop sexual harassment in the U.S. military?

Stephanie Boones, assistant professor of criminal justice, wrote an article on sexual and bureaucratic harassment being used to force women out of the military.